Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1157 I haven’t been back to the village for a long time!

"Row!"

“You don’t keep too many fish on the boats.”

Zhao Dahai thought about it and nodded.

After all, there is still too little seawater for raising fish on the fishing boat. If there are not many fish, there is no big problem. However, if you catch a lot of fish, it will still be a bit of a problem if you raise too many on the fishing boat. Even if there are water pumps and oxygen and so on, and even if there are holes in the live water tank connected to the sea, it still cannot be compared with fish farms.

Second grandfather Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming both felt that the fish were kept on the fish racks. They must have said so because they had been observing that the fish in the fish racks were in very good condition recently.

"Old man Zhao."

"What Zhao Dahai said might be right. The weather is definitely going to change!"

Shi Guangming carried the hookah and walked to the side of the fish farm. He squatted down, looked carefully at the sea water under the light, and shook his head as he spoke.

Zhao Shi walked to Shi Guangming's side, looked down, reached down and scooped up two handfuls, then nodded.

Recently, Shi Guangming and I have been bringing fish rafts here together. We are very familiar with the water color and flow speed of the sea here.

Now on the surface nothing seems to have changed, but in fact the water has become a little cooler, is flowing a little faster, and is a little more turbid.

The pier is a sheltered harbor. Even if the wind is too strong, there won’t be too big waves. However, it will definitely be affected as long as the weather changes.

Now that the sea water here has changed, the weather will definitely change.

"Has Ding Dawen's fishing boat returned?"

"When did you start coming back?"

Zhao Shi asked about Ding Dawen's fishing boat.

Zhao Dahai nodded. His speedboat had returned, so Ding Dawen’s fishing boat must also return. Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou were all on the fishing boat and would be back in a few hours.

Shi Guangming turned around and called Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu, and then called on the others to get ready quickly.

This is a safe haven, the wind and waves won't be too strong, but no matter what, there will definitely be wind and waves.

There are many fishes on the fish rafts, and some preparations must be made when there are winds and waves. One is that the moving objects on the fish rafts must be tied tightly, and the other is that fishing nets must be pulled above the water surface of the fish rafts to prevent the fishes from escaping when the wind and waves are strong.

Zhao Dahai took a look and found that the people hired to work on the fish farm were all very experienced and he didn't need to worry about anything.

"Zhao Dahai."

"Why don't you just go back to your room and take a nap?"

Zhao Shi pointed to the room above the fish rack. There was nothing to do here. Zhao Dahai had been driving the speedboat for several hours, so he might as well take a nap.

Zhao Dahai thought about it and nodded. Second Grandfather and Shi Guangming would be watching him here, so there was really no need to worry. He walked into the room, closed the door, and fell asleep.

When Zhao Dahai woke up, he saw that it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

As soon as Zhao Dahai walked out of the room, he saw waves almost half a meter high on the sea.

"Second Grandpa!"

"Grandpa Zhao!"

"This fish farm is really well built. It's already half a meter deep but it's still so stable!"

Zhao Dahai was a little surprised.

People without experience may think that a half-meter high wave is nothing, but in fact it is already a pretty big wave.

If the fish raft is not built well, it would shake and heave violently in such wind and waves, but I hardly felt it when I was sleeping just now.

"It must take a lot of effort to keep so many fish that are so valuable."

"We may not be able to withstand a Category 12 typhoon, but we will definitely have no problem with a Category 10 typhoon."

“Shijiao Village Pier is a safe haven.”

"When there's a typhoon of level 12 or even higher outside, here the wind is generally only level 5 or 6, or at most level 7 or 8."

Shi Guangming is very familiar with the situation at the dock, which is the result of a lifetime of experience.

Zhao Dahai turned the fish fillet twice, and it was really stable.

"Sister Baozhu."

"Elaine."

"The wind and waves are a bit strong now, so you don't need to circle around on this fish raft."

"If you want to watch it, just watch it every two hours or so!"

Zhao Dahai saw Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu walking back and forth on the fish rack. There was no need for them to act like this.

"Idleness is idleness!"

"Why not walk around and take a look at the fish inside."

"Although there are waves now, our fish farm is very stable and has no impact."

"You can't fall into the sea."

Ma Baozhu knew that Zhao Dahai was worried that he and Ding Ailian were not familiar with the fish raft and did not have much experience, and that they would easily slip when the weather was bad. However, there was really no need to worry. It was not because he and Ding Ailian had much experience, but because the fish raft built by Ding Xiaoxiang was so stable.

Ma Baozhu had never heard of fish rackets before. Recently, while working on a fish rack, he paid special attention to other people's fish rackets and found that the fish rack built by Ding Xiaoxiang was very different from others. The materials used were very different. It was not just a little bit better. The people who worked in the village who came from Bathing said that they had never seen such a good fish rack.

Don't be fooled by the strong wind and waves now, but walking on the fish raft is really smooth and not shaky. This alone is something that other fish rafts cannot achieve.

"Correct!"

"Brother-in-law."

"What are you worried about? If you can't even work on a fish rack like this, then there's nothing to worry about!"

"This place is really no different from living on land!"

"correct!"

"If we wait until the fish farm on the other side is built and connected to this one, it will be more stable!"

Ding Ailian called her brother-in-law directly and pointed to the fish farm being built opposite.

Zhao Dahai looked up and saw that the fish farm opposite had basically been built. All that was left was to connect two fish farms together. If the weather was good, it might be completed in a day or two.

"The biggest advantage of connecting two fish rafts is that there is more space, and it is more comfortable to stay on the fish raft."

"If you get bored of staying on one fish rack, you can move to another one."

Zhao Dahai knew very well that whether it was a fish raft or a fishing boat, staying there for a long time would be a bit annoying. The main reason was that the space on the fish raft or the fishing boat was very small. One of the biggest advantages of connecting the fish rafts together was that the range of human activities became larger. In this way, people like Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu would feel more comfortable staying on the fish raft.

"Xiao Xiang is here."

"Hurry up and answer it!"

When Ma Baozhu saw Ding Xiaoxiang driving over in a speedboat, he immediately reminded Zhao Dahai.

Zhao Dahai looked back and saw Ding Xiaoxiang driving a speedboat in the wind and waves, heading towards the fish farm.

Zhao Dahai turned around and walked quickly to where the speedboat was parked. "What are you doing here in such a strong storm?"

"Second Grandpa and Grandpa Zhao are all here, there won't be any problems."

Zhao Dahai knew that Ding Xiaoxiang must have seen the change in the weather and rushed over because she was worried about the fish in the fish farm.

“There’s nothing to do at home.”

"My dad came to the dock to take a look, so I just came along."

"There are so many fish here. I still feel a little uneasy if I don't see them with my own eyes."

"How did you come back?"

Ding Xiaoxiang got on the fish fillet and walked in front of Zhao Dahai.

"Where is Uncle Ding now?"

Zhao Dahai told Ding Xiaoxiang that Ding Dawen said in the early morning that he felt the weather was a bit strange. After thinking about it, he decided to come back and rest for a few days.

"My dad thinks the store needs some renovation or some extra things, so it will be more convenient to collect the fish."

“I’m talking to someone about this right now.”

Ding Xiaoxiang pointed to the shops at the pier.

"Second Grandpa!"

"Grandpa Zhao."

"The weather is not very good now, and the wind and waves have picked up."

"Come back, Zhao Dahai. I can keep an eye on him alone. You two don't need to worry."

"How about I take you two back to the dock later?"

Ding Xiaoxiang looked at the sea and saw that the wind and waves were getting stronger.

Both Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming are already quite old, so they would definitely feel more comfortable returning to land.

"Correct!"

"Second Grandpa."

"Grandpa Zhao."

"You two have been staying on this fish rack recently."

Zhao Dahai agreed very much with what Ding Xiaoxiang said. Firstly, the weather was getting worse and worse, and it would definitely not be comfortable to stay on the fish raft. More importantly, Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming had both been staying on the fish raft for the past half month. Now that he was back, Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming went home to have a rest.

"We are here in Yuba. We can go home anytime. It's a rare opportunity for you to come back. Why don't you go back with Ding Xiaoxiang to see your grandma?"

Zhao Shi waved his hand without even thinking about it.

"Old man Zhao."

"You, Zhao Dahai, and Ding Xiaoxiang will go back and take a look later."

"The Shijiao Village Pier is right here. My home is in the village. I can go back whenever I want."

"Shi Jiehua and Shi Zhongwei have already gone out to sea. I don't have much to do at home. Do I have to go back to the fish farm to help in a while?"

Shi Guangming shook his head.

"Row!"

"Wait for Zhong Shizhu and the others to come back. Zhao Dahai, Ding Xiaoxiang and I will go back to the village. I will come here tomorrow afternoon."

Zhao Shi didn't bother to be polite with Shi Guangming. The fish farm was right here in Shijiao Village, so Shi Guangming could go back if he really wanted to.

Seeing that Zhao Shi had made up his mind, Zhao Dahai stopped talking. He had been fishing outside and had not been home for almost half a month. Now he was back. He would go home with Ding Xiaoxiang's second grandfather Zhao Shi to see his grandmother Zhong Cuihua. Otherwise, they would have to go out to sea to fish again in two days. He had been very busy recently.

Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang placed a circle on the fish farm and looked at the fish in the net cages. Ding Dawen came back in a big fishing boat. The wind and waves were a bit strong, so they stopped at the dock instead of the fish farm, which was more stable and secure.

Zhao Dahai drove a speedboat with Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Shi to the dock to pick up Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou. They drove back to Langtou Village together. The wind and waves were indeed a bit strong, but it was nothing for the big speedboat.

Zhao Dahai drove the speedboat back to the dock of Langtou Village and looked at the large and small fishing boats parked around. Because of the bad weather, all the boats came back to the dock to take shelter from the wind and did not go out to sea to fish or go fishing.

"Zhao Dahai."

"Your speedboat hasn't been used for a long time."

As soon as Zhong Shizhu got to the dock, he saw the speedboat that Zhao Dahai had bought early in the morning. Until now, this speedboat was still one of the largest speedboats around, but now Zhao Dahai had bought a larger speedboat, and the old speedboat had been parked at the dock for several months without moving.

"Correct!"

"It's been a while since we opened it. How about we open it to the fish farm at the Shijiao Village pier?"

Zhao Dahai thought about it and realized that it had been a long time since he had driven the speedboat. It was not a good thing to just leave it here exposed to the wind and sun.

"My speedboat is not very useful in this place."

Zhao Shi shook his head.

Zhao Dahai's speedboat is specially used for fishing, and it is considered a top-notch fishing speedboat.

You can just use an ordinary small speedboat to go to the fish farm. Its main purpose is to go back and forth between the fish farm and the dock. Sometimes you need to pull some things, but even if you need to pull something, it won’t be too much or too big.

"Second Grandpa!"

"It's useless if you leave it in the village. Put it on the fish farm. Who knows, it might be useful someday!"

"Two fish farms will provide a lot of space. Not to mention one or two speedboats, even a few more can be parked."

Ding Xiaoxiang thought about it and felt that what Zhao Dahai said was right. There was no use leaving the speedboat in this place. It would be exposed to the sun or the sea breeze every day and would be more likely to break down over time. It would definitely be useful in the fish farm.

"Row!"

"Then drive to the fish paddock and use it if you can. If not, just leave it there."

Zhao Shi did not object anymore.

Zhao Dahai's receiving speedboat is placed here in the village, and really no one will use it.

When you drive to the fish farm, it can sometimes be really useful.

"Uncle Shizhu! What about the inheritance of the several of you? Aren't they the same? Haven't they been opened for several days?"

"Keep it in your own hands?"

Zhao Dahai pointed at the fishing boats of Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou parked at the dock. They had always followed him out to sea to fish, but now there was almost no chance for them to be used.

"Correct!"

"Not for sale!"

"The fishing boats we have are all old and made of wood. Even if someone wants them, they won't sell for much. It's better to keep them in our own hands. After all, these boats have been with us at sea for more than ten or twenty years."

Zhong Shizhu had already discussed this matter with Liu Bin and Lei Dayou, and decided not to sell the fishing boats they owned.

(End of this chapter)